Juro Osawa

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Juro Osawa is a reporter for The Information based in Hong Kong. Previously, he was a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, where he wrote about China’s technology giants -- such as Alibaba, Tencent and Huawei -- as well as the country’s booming startup scene. Before moving to Hong Kong in 2012, he worked in Tokyo for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires covering Japan’s technology sector. He was part of a team of Wall Street Journal reporters that won The New York Press Club journalism award in 2015 for stories on Alibaba. In his free time, he takes street photos in Hong Kong.

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Gojek, Tokopedia Finalizing $18 Billion Merger, Name Combined Company ‘Goto’

The companies expect to close the deal as early as this month, in a move that creates one of Southeast Asia's biggest internet giants.

Singapore’s Grab to Go Public in $39.6 Billion SPAC Merger Deal

Grab plans to raise more than $4 billion in what is expected to be the largest-ever U.S. equity offering by a Southeast Asian company.

China Warns 34 Internet Companies to Comply With Antitrust Rules

The warning, just days after Beijing's anti-monopoly fine against Alibaba, shows how the government is tightening its control over the tech sector.

Beijing Tightens Control Over Ant Group in Major Restructuring

Ant, Alibaba's financial technology arm, will become a financial holding company subject to more stringent rules similar to those that apply to banks.

Didi Chuxing Aborted $1 Billion Acquisition of Aurora Amid Concerns of U.S. Officials

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